{"product_id":"a-nobody-artist","title":"A Nobody Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Yoshiharu Tsuge. Published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 304 pages, B\u0026amp;W, 1981-1985 (2026 printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing glimpse into the life and times of alt-manga’s most intriguing comics auteur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe legendary Tsuge Yoshiharu remains an elusive and highly influential cartoonist as he moves into the final phase of his career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Nobody Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features a collection of semiautobiographical stories, often concerning a young cartoonist trying to make a go of it in the shifting manga market. True to form, Tsuge delivers much more than a straight accounting of a cartoonist’s life. Sexual frustration routinely derails Tsuge’s young protagonists while their older peers provide consistent models of what not to do and whom not to become. As always, Tsuge’s art is succinct and glorious—a beautiful document of a changing Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis penultimate volume in Drawn and Quarterly’s collection of the manga-ka’s mature works features richly-detailed and deeply human stories originally published between 1981 and 1985. Translated by prolific manga scholar and art historian Ryan Holmberg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR YOSHIHARU TSUGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tsuge throws open his inner gates of possibility and lets the world rush in with all its complexity, humanity, beauty, uncertainty and violence.” —Chris Ware, The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gritty and humorous postwar Japan is depicted in these early works by the influential manga cartoonist.”—The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tsuge’s raw and profound work is equal parts pathos and poetry, streaked with irony and ribaldry.”—Kirkus, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64337642324298,"sku":"anobodyartist","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/files\/IMG_2795.jpg?v=1794398067","url":"https:\/\/littledeercomics.ie\/products\/a-nobody-artist","provider":"Little Deer Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}